Men represent a growing minority of the overall population of informal carers with their requirement to provide care increasing as changes in traditional family structures take place and the focus of Government policy on ...

This research demonstrates that experiencing depression is associated with a perceived expectation of being subject to stigmatisation in rural Ireland. Evidence is presented which suggests core social processes, actioned ...

Research synthesised in a Cochrane review shows that outcomes for women receiving midwifery- led and consultant-led care are similar but, internationally, there is variability in the availability of midwife-led units. In ...

The objective of this study is to further develop and implement established mathematical models for the first time to the problem of estimating the true size of the opiate epidemic and to develop and apply existing ...

Within the discipline of Ear Nose Throat (ENT) there is very little known about the tapestry that constitutes ENT nursing. Irish healthcare policy has as its core values efficiency, effectiveness and economics which dictate ...

MCGLINCHEY, EIMEAR(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2017)

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Individuals with Down syndrome are at much greater risk of developing AD, and one of the early clinical symptoms of AD is executive dysfunction. In the general population, cognitive training has shown some ...

Societal and scientific changes are shaping expectations of the future direction of healthcare delivery. These changes impinge on nursing, forcing it to study itself, to identify its place in the present and future healthcare ...

Malnutrition, either as under- or over-nutrition, is a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality, and overweight and obesity represent one of the most pressing public health concerns of our time. Effective ...